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Today in London’s radical history, 1549: An Enclosure Riot at Enfield
As previously recounted, residents of Enfield had a long tradition of defending common fields against enclosure by landowners, their agents… READ MORE
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Early this morning in London radical history, 1891: enclosure notices around Ham Common torn down
What later became known as Ham Common may have originated as a grant of land to the manor of Ham,… READ MORE
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This week in UK history, 1981: uprisings and riots all over the country
“Britain is a paradoxically closed yet ‘open’ society ruled over by a patrician but condescendingly populist elite possessing the most… READ MORE
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Three days of rioting kick off in Dalston and Stoke Newington, 1981
“Blood! Blood! Spilled by police tactics. They batter them, batter them in a tha head.” Rioting swept many parts if… READ MORE
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